Smoker&#39;s apparatus



July 4, 1933. L. HASBROUCK SMOKERS APPARATUS Filed July 10, 1930INVENTOR. M25 /%a5fimzz0 ATTORNEY.

Patented July 4, 1933 UNITED {STAT-ES LOUIS HASBROUCK, .OF SPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS SMOKERS APPARATUS Application filed July 10,

This invention relates to improvements in smokers apparatus and isdirected more par ticularly-to combined cigarette receptacles andlighters which co-operate with one an- 5 other 'to form a unitarystructure of novel form.

According toone object of the invention a tubularreceptacle forcigarettes is provided which is made of pliable material so as tohave-relatively movable Walls whereby it may receive and accommodatevarious numbers of cigarettes. The receptacle so madeof pliable materialis light in Weight and in order to maintain its generally rectangularshape according to another object of the invention one end thereof isrigid. This is accomplished by providing a lighter which has 'a' wickchamber the walls of which are inserted-within and act as a support forthe walls of the receptacle. In this way a relatively non-rigidreceptacle has one rigid end whereby it holds its general shape whileforwardlyof said end it isfree to flex or 001- lapse and'exp'and and inthat way accommo- 7 date itsel'f'to various numbers of cigarettes whichit may contain.

:Vaiious novel features and advantages of the inventionwill behereinafter referred to in connection with the detail description 3thereof which relates to the accompanying drawing, wherein V Fi'g. 1=isaside elevational View of a device embodying the novel features of theinvention. l 1 Y r Fig. 2 is an end elevational View of the same. v

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is an end elevational View of the device with the lightermechanism omitted, and showing a flexiblereceptacle as it appears whenexpanded or filled with cigarettes.

Referring now to the drawing, the invention will be described in detail.

A5 As one important feature of the invention a receptacle 2 is providedwhich is formed as a rectangular tube and has front and rear side walls4 and 6 as well as end walls 8. These walls are arranged to provideatubular receptacle or container of such a shape I930. Serial No.466,948.

and size that'an ordinary package of cigarettes may be readily insertedtherein. Wlth the end of such-a package removed the'ends of thecigarettes will be accessible at-the open lower end or-mouth 1O o'fthereceptacle. The receptacle will preferably be made of-'some suitablepliable or flexible-material such as leather or the like so that itswalls are yieldable whereby it may conform to the-shape-of a package ofcigarettes. 'By bein pliable, as cigarettes are withdrawnfrom "thereceptaclethe walls thereof may-collapse so as to accommodate themselvesto the cigarettes remaining in the receptacle.

In- Fig. 2, the receptacle is shown in-eollapsed condition-as when"it-is empty. In "Fig. 4, it is shown in-expanded or extended conditionas'if it was filled with-cigarettes. Folding lines l2'in theend Walls8*may be provided so asto facilitate the ready bending or flexing ofthese walls whereby the walls may-assume either the collapsedpos'itionshown in Fig. 2 or the extended position shown in Fig. 4.

A closure flap '14 hinged to one of the Walls, preferably the rear wall6, isarranged'to overlie the lower open'end-of'the receptacle as shownin Fig. 4, so asto'protecttheends of the cigarettes in the receptacle.An extension 16 "at ithe-outer-end-of this flap 14 is arranged to 'be'slipped beneath a keeper strap 18 which extends across the wall 4. Thiskeeper functions "to hold the 4 extension and therebythe-closurefiap-across the mouth of the receptacle. lAsIhas'beenstate'd; the wallsof' the "receptacle are adapted andarranged to'bend and flex more or less so as to be relatively movablebetween the collapsed position in Fig. 2

' and the expanded position shown in Fig. 4. 9b

In this way as cigarettes are withdrawn from the completely filledreceptacle the walls may yield more or less and close against thecigarettes remaining. In this way the size of the receptacle is variableso that with very few cigarettes in the receptacle it is of course muchless in thickness than when filled.

In order that the yieldable receptacle may be held in a generallyrectangular shape so as to protect thecigarettes at all times itisprovided with a rigid end opposite the open mouth thereof, According toa novel feature of the invention this rigid end is formed by front andrear walls and 22 and end walls 24 of a chamber of a lighter deviceindicated generally at 3. The walls 20, 22, 24L and lower and upperwalls 26 and 28 form a fuel chamber or well for. the lighter device. Thewalls are preferably of metal I so as to form a rigid structure and theyare 31 which extends downwardly into the chamher. Ahinged member 32pivoted at 3A to a stud 36 on the wall 28 is arranged for swingingmovements from the position .shown in Fig. 1- to a position where itrests on or overlies the wick forsnufling a flame and to preventevaporation of fuel as well. A tube 38 mounted above the upper wall 28carries as usual a rod of spark-emitting material 40, while a rotatableknurled wheel 42 is provided which when rotated acts on thesparkmaterial so that the wick may be ignited. A filler, opening 42 inthe wall 28 of the chamber is provided with a screw cap AA so that thefuel may be poured into the chamber for saturating the wick and anyother absorbent material carried therein.

The parts forming the lighter are conveniently arranged so that bygrasping the receptacle in the'hand the lighter may be operated as usualby the thumb or finger. As

, onespecial feature of theinvention the receptacle is of such shapethat it may be conveniently grasped in the hand to facilitatemanipulation of the lighter. The lighter is relatively flat asdistinguished from ordinary J lighters and without the receptacle wouldnot be convenient to use. It is flat as will be seen so that thecombined lighter and receptacle are not bulky. For the purpose ofmanipulating the lighter the receptacle functions as a handle or grip.

As will be noted the walls of the receptacle As a special feature itwill be noted that I the walls of the lighter chamber provide a rigidend for the receptacle. In this way the general rectangular shape of thereceptacle is maintained for protection. of any number of cigarettescontained therein, while for wardly of the rigid end it is free to flexor bend to accommodate various conditions.

Having described the invention in the form at present preferred, what Idesire to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

As anew article of manufacture, the combination of a co-operatingcigarette case and lighter toform a unitary structure, the said lighterincluding rigid upper, lower, front, rear and side walls to form areservoir and lighting mechanism carried 7 by said upper Wall, the saidcase including'front, rear and side walls of non-rigid light-weightmaterial and having open ends, the said walls of the lighter beinginserted at one of the open ends within the said walls of the case andsecured thereto whereby the said end of the non -rigid case is maderelatively rigidby the walls of the lighter and whereby the rigidlower-wall of the lighter serves as an end wallof the case and providesa protection for cigarettes in said case, the side walls of said casebeing bendable along longitudinal lines whereby the front and rear wallsmay be, moved between a position parallel with said side walls of saidlighter and a position where the walls converge therefrom, a closureflap offiexible material carried by the end of the rear wall of the caseopposite the said rigid end and means on the front wall of saidcase forengaging said flap.

In testimony whereof I aiiiiz my signature LOUIS HASBROUCK.

